The Avengers are a team of Marvel comics superheroes.The team consists of several Marvel universe characters and was created by Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, among others. The Avengers made their first appearance in The Avengers #1 in September 1963. "Earth's Mightiest Heroes," as they were called by Marvel, originally consisted of Wasp, Thor, Iron Man, Ant-Man as well as the Hulk, though the team members changed over time.